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Day 2
Day 2
SELF
THE SELF FROM VARIOUS
PERSPECTIVE
1. Philosophical Perspective
2. Sociological and Anthropological Perspective
3. Psychological Perspective
PHILOSOPHICAL
PERSPECTIVE
Philosophy employs the inquisitive mind to discover
the ultimate causes, reasons and principles of everything.
It goes beyond scientific investigation by exploring all
areas of knowledge such as religion, psychology, politics
and even medicine. Hence the etymological definition of
philosophy “Love of Wisdom” could pertain to the desire
for truth by formulating never ending questions to provide
answers to every inquiry about the nature of human
existence. The nature of self is a topic of interest among
philosophers.
THE PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF
SELF
1. Socrates: Know Yourself
2. Plato: The Ideal Self, the Perfect Self
3. Immanuel Kant: Respect your Self
4. Rene Descartes: I think, therefore I am
5. John Locke: Personal Identity
6. David Hume: The self is the Bundle Theory of Mind
7. St. Augustine: Love and Justice as the Foundation of the
Individual Self
ACTIVITY
Descartes states that the self is a thinking entity distinct from the
body. His first famous principle was “Cogito, ergo sum” which
means “ I think, therefore I am.” Although the mind and the body
are independent from each other and serve their own function,
man must use his own mind and thinking abilities to investigate,
analyze, experiment, and develop himself.
John Locke FRS was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one
of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the
"Father of Liberalism
Born: 29 August 1632, Wrington, United Kingdom
Died: 28 October 1704, High Laver, United Kingdom
JOHN LOCKE
MIDDLE AGES
ST AUGUSTINE PLATONISM NEOPLATONISM ALL KNOWLEDGE LEADS TO GOD.
“ LOVE AND ONLY THE PURE IN HEART CAN SEE
JUSTICE AS THE GOD.
FOUNDATION OF LOVE OF GOD, FAITH IN HIM, AND
INDIVIDUAL UNDERSTANDING OF HIS GOSPEL WILL
SELF” ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HAPPINESS.